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Plantwise knowledge bank of crop pests & diseases
See on Scoop.it – AnnBot release of the Plantwise Knowledge Bank, the open-access information resource from CABI covering crop pests and diseases. Plantwise is a
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Predicting photosynthetic light-response curves
Photosynthetic light-response curves describe how leaf photosynthesis changes with light intensity, but they are time-consuming to measure, differ between species and change depending on
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Frontiers | A Vision for 21st Century Agricultural Research | From Rich Jorgensen
See on Scoop.it – AnnBot from Richard A. Jorgensen, Guanajuato, México Let’s admit an unfortunate truth: agricultural research in most of the world is based
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Promusa – Mobilizing banana science for sustainable livelihoods | The ‘best genomics Venn diagram ever’ deconstructed : ProMusa blog
See on Scoop.it – AnnBot “It didn’t take long after the journal Nature put online the article on the banana genome sequence for bloggers to
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This Is Not A Science Book
The Geek Manifesto by Mark Henderson is a book which wears its heart on its sleeve. This is unashamedly a political book – a campaign. The author,
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Functional plasticity in the hydraulic system
Functional plasticity in a plant’s hydraulic architecture may constitute a mechanistic basis for anticipating the differential success of plant species in response to climate variability.
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Ca and Mg distribution in Brassica rapa leaves
Leafy vegetable Brassica crops are important sources of dietary calcium and magnesium, and it may be possible to increase their concentrations through breeding or agronomic practices.
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“Me and My Plant” (book review)
Flower Council Holland. 2010. Me and My Plant. Uitgeverij Snor. £0.00 (hard back/PDF). People form relationships with many biological entities – other people, pets – and
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Fungal suppression of haustoria in a hemiparasite
Most parasitic plants do not form mycorrhizal associations, so direct interactions between them and arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi have rarely been studied. Using a facultative root
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Photosynthetic costs of foliar variegation in Begonia
Foliar variegation is often assumed to be due to lack of chlorophyll or the presence of special pigments in sections of a leaf, but it can
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Conference: Botanical Society of the British Isles 20th – 21st September 2012
A great leap forward – biological recording since the 1962 Atlas of the British Flora Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, UK, 20th – 21st September, 2012 This two-day
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The Wollemi Pine and Jurassic* Bark
“It’s the equivalent of finding a Tyrannosaurus rex in your back yard,” said Jimmy Turner, Director of Horticultural Research at Dallas Arboretum. His words echoed those of . It’s either a triumph of marketing or a millstone round the neck of botanists who think the Wollemi Pine should have a place